Driving Directions for Skewered! 3

Site Address:

Izaak Walton League, Lois Green/Sligo Chapter

8711 Turkey Thicket Drive

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

From Frederick and points north and west:

  • Southbound 270, Rte. 27 exit (Father Hurley Blvd, Ridge Rd.)
  • Turn left at top of ramp to head east towards Damascus.
  • Cross Rt 355, turn right (south) on Brink Rd.
  • At 3-way stop go straight, which puts you on Wightman Rd., which then becomes Snouffer School Rd.
  • Turn left onto Turkey Thicket Road at the entrance to the Montgomery County Service Park.
  • Follow the paved road to the parking garage, then jog right toward the gravel road, marked with the green wood signs with yellow letters for Lois Green-Sligo Chapter IWLA.
  • Follow the wooden green and yellow signs on the gravel road to the Lois Green Sligo Creek Izaak Walton League of America Gate.
  • Proceed to the pavilion parking lot and park to the right of the road.
  • We are one mile back from Snouffer School Road.

From 495, Washington Beltway, Northern Virginia:

  • Head to northwest corner of the beltway, exiting onto 270 spur, heading northbound towards Frederick.
  • Move to right into the local lanes. proceed to Shady Grove exit.
  • Turn to right onto Shady Grove Road eastbound.
  • Turn Left onto Muncaster Mill Rd., which becomes Snouffer School Rd.
  • After passing the “T” intersection and traffic light at Centerway– go past the MNC-PPC Lois Green Conservation Park Parking Lot on the right, take the 2nd immediate right onto Turkey Thicket Road.
  • Follow directions from Turkey Thicket above.

From Baltimore Beltway, Rt 70:

  • Head west on Rt 70 towards Frederick.
  • Exit onto southbound Rt. 27.
  • Follow Rt 27 through Damascus.
  • Turn left onto Brink Rd.
  • Follow directions from Frederick.